Effectiveness of interventions to reduce aggression and injuries among ice hockey players: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The increasing incidence of injuries related to playing ice hockey is an important public health issue. We conducted a systematic review to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions designed to reduce injuries related to aggressive acts in ice hockey.

Methods

We identified relevant articles by searching electronic databases from their inception through July 2012, by using Internet search engines, and by manually searching sports medicine journals, the book series Safety in Ice Hockey and reference lists of included articles. We included studies that evaluated interventions to reduce aggression-related injuries and reported ratings of aggressive behaviour or rates of penalties or injuries.

Results

We identified 18 eligible studies. Most involved players in

SUBMITTER: Cusimano MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3537813 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature